Radiological findings of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor: reports of six cases and review of literature

Table 3 Imaging findings supportive of MPNST based on studies of different authors

	Matsumoto et al.	Chao-siang Li et al.	Matsumine et al.	Wasa et al.	Derlin et al.	Demehri et al.	Chhabra et al.
BPNST	15	17	18	20	67	22	35
MPNST	8	9	19	41	8	9	21
Irregular shape	√		√
Large size	√	√		√		√
Unclear margin	√	√	√		√		√
Cystic change				√
Intratumoral lobulation		√	√		√
No target sign			√
Peritumoral edema				√
Irregular enhancement			√
Peripheral enhancement				√

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